Safe Summer Vibes: Protect Your Kids Online and Outside!

Summer Safety Includes

Technology Safety

Summer safety for children goes well beyond sunscreen, swimming, biking, and softball/baseball. With the explosion in communication tools, technology should be included within your summer safety checklist.

Project Harmony would like to remind parents of the risks involved and provide parents with a few safety tips to keep children safe as they engage in social media, explore the internet and text friends this summer. Read more...

Save the Date!

Halfway to St. Patrick's Day

September 20, 2024

Save-the-Date for a Winning Night at Project Harmony’s Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀🏈

Don’t worry about missing the Husker Football game – we’ve got you covered! Enjoy an extraordinary evening filled with Irish food, libations, live music by Ecko, and a host of football-themed fun.

Here’s what you can look forward to:

Live Game Viewing: Cheer on the Huskers with your friends on the big screens!

Contests & Prizes: Test your luck throughout the game with fun contests and win fantastic prizes.

Irish Journey: Experience the charm of Ireland with food, drinks, and the chance to win a pot of gold through our raffle!

Blitz and Be Irish!

Put on your green (and red) and your game face for a night where everyone’s a winner. Plan to spend your evening with us celebrating with fellow Project Harmony supporters and Husker fans!

Become a Sponsor!

Click here to sponsor Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day. Sponsorship benefits include promotional opportunities and tickets to the event. Please contact Lauren Peterson at lpeterson@projectharmony.com with inquiries.

View a downloadable PDF of the Sponsor Benefits and Commitment Form.

Meet Justin Carter

DHHS Nebraska Abuse and

Neglect Hotline Administrator

Explain your position with Project Harmony:

I oversee all operations and programs for the Division of Child and Family Services Abuse and Neglect Hotline. This hotline receives and screens all calls and reports related to Child Protection and Adult Protection. We also process background checks statewide for various programs. My responsibilities include managing a team of 69 staff members, which includes 9 supervisors, 1 training supervisor, and 1 deputy administrator.

What led you to work at Project Harmony: My previous experience with law enforcement and non-profits led me to work at the Hotline and partner with Project Harmony.

Tell me about someone who has influenced your decision to work at Project Harmony or a mentor who has helped the most in your career: My dad has been my biggest supporter and mentor to my career with working with children and the local community. We started a non-profit Junior Olympic track program in 2001 that led me to help, support, train, educate and guide youth from all backgrounds.

How do you enjoy spending your time when you are not working: I have three sons, ages 13, 8 and 6 who are all active in sports, so I enjoy coaching and watching them play all year long. When not attending my games, I enjoy golfing.

What is the one thing you are most proud of about your job: I’m most proud about the amazing people I work with and the positive impact we make on families every day.

Favorite quote that inspires you personally: Success is more Attitude than Aptitude - Zig Ziglar

Join us June 26

Hops for Harmony

Join us at Hops for Harmony at Werner Park on Wednesday, June 26! The Papillion Area Lions Club invites you to the ultimate summer beer festival. Help Project Harmony provide vital support to children in our community by purchasing your tickets! Learn more at https://projectharmony.com/events/hops-for-harmony/.

One Gift

A Lifetime Investment

You may be looking for a way to make a significant gift to help further our mission. A bequest is a gift made through your will or trust. It is one of the most popular and flexible ways that you can support our cause.

Learn More About Bequest Gifts

Beneficiary Designation Gifts

Meet your personal financial goals while making a difference for our future.

June 2024

Project Harmony is a child advocacy center whose mission is to protect and support children, collaborate with professionals and engage the community to end child abuse and neglect.

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Training Calendar

June 4

Working with People in Poverty

Webinar

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Attendees will assess the internal bias they may have related to this population. Activities will help participants understand the dilemmas that drive the behaviors of those in poverty.

June 6

Child Abuse and Neglect 101

Webinar

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

This course prepares mandatory reporters with the knowledge and skills to recognize and report child abuse and neglect along with an overview of the different types of abuse and their prevalence in Nebraska.

June 10

Online Safety Train the Trainer

Email Liz Bartels to register.

Participants will learn how to deliver Online Safety Training to their community including schools. Topics include Online Privacy, Sexting, Online Enticement, Sextortion, and Cyberbullying. This training is open to teachers, administrators, counselors and social workers.

June 11

Engaging Through Empathy

In-Person at Project Harmony

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This training teaches attendees how to approach clients in a way to create sustainable change by building relationships and meeting them where they are at.

June 12

Trauma and Resilience

In-Person at Project Harmony

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This training helps participants recognize trauma, understand its impact on the brain and body, and identify and apply interventions to trauma behaviors.

June 13

Working Together Across Cultures

In-Person at Project Harmony

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

In this training, participants will engage in introspective activities and group discussion that will elevate their understanding of culture and enhance their ability to work more effectively with different cultures.

June 14

Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic

In-Person at Project Harmony

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

This film is an investigation into the world of online grooming and sextortion - a present-day reality for one in seven children online.

June 17

Tour of Project Harmony

In-Person at Project Harmony

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

This is a first-hand look at our services and facility/campus. Participants will learn about about our collaborative relationships - the hallmark of Project Harmony's approach in ending child abuse and neglect.

June 18

Tough Conversations

Webinar

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

This workshop utilizes research on conflict, communication, and negotiation to take closer look at proven techniques to help approach a difficult conversation as well as learn how to manage feelings when stakes are high - creating opportunities for learning conversations that move out of impasse and into healthy conflict and resolution.

June 20

Navigating Discord

Webinar

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This course discusses the nature of discord when it is experienced in a helping relationship, raises awareness about how we think and feel when experiencing discord, and teaches motivational interviewing techniques to deal with discord when it arises.

June 24

Building Hope in Yourself and Others

In-Person at Project Harmony

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Over 2,000 research studies have shown that hope is the #1 predictor of future well-being outcomes. Participants will learn how to apply hope science to their own lives and in those around them.

June 25

Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children

In-Person at Project Harmony

1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

This is an evidence-informed, award winning two and a half hour training that teaches adults how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.

June 28

Motivating Change

In-Person at Project Harmony

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This training helps those working with mandated or resistant families and individuals. This course discusses tools for evoking sustainable change using engagement and motivational interviewing techniques.

At Project Harmony, we don’t just accept differences among people — we celebrate it, we support it and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our clients and our community. Project Harmony is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

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